Wind-shield.



I J. M. MOQUILLAN.

WIND SHIELD.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG.30, 1912.

' Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

INVENTOR MGQUILLAN. WIND SHIELD. APnLmAuoN FILED AUG.30,'1912.

Patented Feb. 4, 1918.

a SHEETS-SHBET 2.

wwwmwwxg WITNESSES a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of I Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have nected together in such a-nianner as to persection, and usually called rain vision shields.

the vertical members of the shield'frame partly in section, illustrating the method of UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB-M. MOQUILLAN, IITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA; ASSIGNQR TO 'WINTERTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN SYLVANIA.

WINE-SHIELD.

To all who-in it may concern v .Be it known that I, JACOB M. llioQuiLmn,

invented a new and useful Improvement in lVind-Shields, of which the following is a specification. p This invention relates to shields or screens for motor road vehicles, usually called wind shields.

The invention relates tothat type-of shield which is formed of sections adjustably conniit. the upper section to be moved so as to open a space between itself and the lower The object of the invention is to improve the construction of wind shields of the character described to render the same more durable and less liable to rattle our. of sh ape under the jolting of the'vehicle.

.The invention comprises the construction and arrangement, of parts hereinafter described and claimed. p

I In the accompanying drawings, Figure l, is a side elevation of the shield, indicating in dotted lines Various positions of the upper section; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation illustrating the arrangement of the essential parts; Fig. 3 is a. rear elevation with hinge broken away to better illustrate. certain parts; Fig. 4 is an inside view in section, indicating in'dotted lines various positions of the upper member of. shield; Fig. 5 is a section through the hinge illustratingjits interior construction; Fig. 6 is a portion of holding the glass; Fig. 7 is a cross section on the line 7-7, Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is an end view of Fig. 6.

In,the drawings the reference numeral 1 indicates the usual base, as the. dash board or similar member of a motor or other vehicle, or any other base member to which the shield is attached. The shield comprises a. lower section 2 and an upper section 3, the

any suitable way.- Each section comprises a three-sided frame of any desired construction or material, but preferably formed of metal tubes provided on their inner sides with grooves to receive the glass panels 4, as

usual, and which may be held in the frame by any suitable means, such as the plates or disks 5 countersunk into the ends ot the side members of the frames by suitable means such as a screw 6, and provided-with tong es 7 underlying or overlapping the free edges of the glass. Cushioning material, shown at 7,'is interposed between the edges of the glass and the clips? and in the grooves in the frame. 1

The upper section? is pivotally connected near its upper edge, as at- 8, to the upper end of arms or links 9 whose lower ends are hinged at 10 to the upper edge of the lowersection, thereby permitting the upper section to be moved to the dotted line positions shown in Figs. 1 and 4 to open a space between itself and the upper edge of the lower section, as well as permitting the upper section to be set at an inclination to the lower section.

Any desired form of hinges may be used at 8 and: 10, refer-ably some form of automatically .loc ring hinge, in order that the upper shield section may be set in its desired position with the greatest facility.

Rain vision shields of the character described, as heretofore constructed have been weak and not very durable, due to the fact that the upper shield section had practically no support except at the hinge or-pivotal connection 8, and had more or less vibration endwise as well as back and forth. so that. under the jolting of motor cars such shields have soon become so loose and rattled to such an extent as to be objectionable. F urthermore, the wind pressure against a rapidly moving car tended toswing the lower edge of the upper section rearwardly, and the usual automatic hinges have not been able to prevent this and were subjected to very considerable strain which soon wore them out. I overcome these defects in theshield Patented Feb. 4,1913. Application filed August 3Q, 1912. Serial No. 717,946.

illustrated by providing supports for the upper shield section in addition to its hinge connections at 8, and which prcvcntthe evils referred to. To this end the lower edge of the upper shield section is supported both against stresses tending to move it laterally of the motor car and also against wind pressure tending to swing it backwardly. This is eiiected by the construction and [oration of the arms 9 and hinges 10. Each hingelO comprises a member 11 secured to the upper end of a side member of the lower frame 2 i and having a disk 12-of material width offset to' the rear and lying directly in the plane of the side members of the upper shield 5 fran1e'3 and in such position that its periphof the uppef'frame bear constantlyagainst 'the periphery of this disk 12 and said disk forms a support for the lower edge of the i necessary strain. t a rearwardly disk 12, and secured thereto by can'be, and as a matter of fact have been, applied not only fwhich the upperf. automatically locking upper section'and prevents the same from being pushed backwardly, by wind pressures, and also relieves the hinges 8 of un- The lower end of arm 9 is provided with offset disk portion 13 cotiperating with the hinge pintle or bolt 14, one of said members being provided with recesses 14 for receiving'balls or similar locking members 15 and studsjor pins 16 held in perforations in the other .of said disks and constantly pressed into ortoward 'thelocking recesses "by means of a suitable follower l7. and -spring 18. This forms an automatic look ing hinge of a well known type. The specific form of hinge is, however, not ofimportance The essential point is to'have the -=rearwardly projecting disk portion 12 of the #l'ower hinge member of such size and so located that its periphery is located in the arc traversed by the lower rear surface of the upper frame member when the latter and arms 9 are tilted rearwardly, as shown in Fig. 4, and offer a support for the lower edge of the upper shield member in all positions ofthe arms 13. In order to prevent rattling and also wear of the metal it is preferred to attach a cushion member, such as a piece of leather'ltl, to the face of the lower end of 1 the upper. framemember, preferably inserting-the same in a suitable groove or recess therein. I

The'hinge -8 may be of the same general 'ddnstruction as the-hinge 10 or of any other ty e. v

Inorder to permit. frdle movement of the .up or section it is desirable that the upper en' s of arms 9 be spaced away from the end members of the upper shield frame, such as by o'fisetting the arms 9, as shown. Such offsetting or spacing of the arms from the end members of the upper frame leaves the frame free to yield under traverse shocks and imposes unnecessary strain upon the arms and hinges and soon wears them loose, To prevent this I offset the lower ends of the arms 13, inwardly, so as to bring portions 20 thereof into such position that when the upper shield section lies parallel with the cause asevere hin j upper shield section 1 positions ind arms it substantially contacts with said 011- set portions of the arms and has bearing thereagainst. Consequently, endwise vibration of the upper shield. section does not thrust against the upper ends of the arms 9' but is resisted and taken care of directly at the lower ends of 'saidarms, thereby greatly steadyingthe upper shield section and strengthening the entire .st'ructure. p g 1m" The wind shield described is no mor pomplicated than any automatically locking ram vision shield. Its construction, such that it is much stronger and more du rable than similar shields as heretofore co 3' structed, and particularly astto relieving the es and arms 9 of severe strain due .to olt-mg of the cars, and also prevents the The particular features! 3' above described to ,a rain vision shield hi andlower sections are'directly in a vertical line; as illustrated,but

. to a similar shield having the'upper section slightly otlset forwardly withits lower'edge lapping in front of the upper edge-of the, .lower section, of what is knownas thezigzag typqthat-is, one in which i and also to a similar shield G the lower section is normally inclined, while the upper section is vertical but can be adjusted to any of the icated in Fig. 1. v What- I claim is 1. A folding shield for motor vehicles and the like, comprising upper and lower sections, arms hinged at their lower ends to the upper edge of the lower section and constructed and arranged to swing in one dihowever, is

from being accidentally swung out of position by severe wind pres as I sure thereagainst.

various rection only from the vertical, said arms having their upper ends hinged to the ends of the upper section, the hinges at, the upper edge of the lower section comprising hinge members secured to the lower shield section and having faces concentric with the hinge axes of the lower ends of said arms, the faces of said hinge members lying in position to be contacted by thelower edge of the upper section in all angular .posltions of the arm in which the upper shield vsection is in its normal relation to said arms.

A folding shield for motor vehicles and tho-like, comprising upper and lower sections, arms hinged at their lower ends to the upper edge of the lower section and having their upper ends hinged to the ends of the upper section, the hinges at the lower ends .of said arms comprising hinge membcrs secured to the lower shield section and each provided with a rearwardly offset disk with its face concentric with the hinge axis and lying in the plane of the upper section frame in position to be contacted thereby in all angular positions of the arm in which the uppeiushitld'section is in its normal relation arms. v

3. A folding shield for motor vehicles and the like, comprising upper and lower sections, arms hinged at their lower ends to the upper edge of the lower section and having their upper ends hinged to the ends of the upper section, abutments at the upper edge of the lower section having faces concentric with the hinge axes of the lower ends of said arms and lying in the plane ofthe upper section frame in position to be contacted by thelower ed 'e of the latter in'all angular positions 0? the arms in which the upper shield section is in its normal relation to saidarms, and cushioning means interposed between said abutments and the contacting portion of the upper shield frame.

4, A folding shield for motor vehicles and the like, comprising upper and, lower sections, arms hinged at their lower ends to the upper edge of the lower section and having t-h'eirupper ends hinged to-the ends of the upper section, the hinges at the lower ends of said arms comprising hinge memhers secured to the lower shield section and each provided with a rearwardly ofiset disk with its" face concentric with the hinge axis and lying in the plane of the upper section frame in position to be contacted thereby in all angular positions of the arm in which the upper shield section is in its normal relation to said arms, and wearing-members lllltllpflrid lie-tween said disks and the contacting portions of the upper section frame.

A folding shield .for motor vehicles and ,the like. comprising upper and lower sec tlons. and arms hinged at their lower ends to the upper edge of the lower section and having their upper ends hinged to the ends of the upper section. said arms being spaced from the ends of the upper section their upper ends downwardly and having their lower ends offsettoward the shield and in position to be contacted by the lower edge of the latter when the said frame is in the plane of saidarms'.

6. folding shield for motor vehicles and I the like, comprising uppcr and lower sections, arms hinged at their lower ends to the upper edge of the lower section and having their upper ends hinged to the ends of the upper section and olt'set therefrom, the hinge at the lower ends of said arms comprising a disk offset rearwardly and lying in the plane of a member of the upper secfrom tion'frame and in position to be contacted lherehy, the lower end of said arms being provided with a cooperating disloand lit-int; offset inwardly in position to In: cont-acted by thelowcr edge of the upper StK'llUl! [frame when the latter is in the plane of saidarms Intestimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

JACOB M. McQlr'lLlAN. lVitnesses: 

